мӣ

Kildin Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Ter Sami and Akkala Sami мӣ (mī) and Skolt Sami and Northern Sami mii.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/

Pronoun

мӣ (mī)

1. (interrogative) what?
2. (relative) that, which

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• мӣ-ля̄ннч (mī-leannč)
• мӣ-не (mī-nje)
• нимӣ (nimī)

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• N. E. Afanasjeva with R. D. Kuruch, E. I. Mechkina, A. A. Antonova, L. D. Jakovlev, B. A. Gluhov (1985) R. D. Kuruch, editor, Саамско-русский словарь (кильдинский диалект) [Sámi-Russian dictionary (Kildin dialect)]‎^[2], Русский язык, page 188
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “mī”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[3], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 247

Ter Sami

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Cognate with Kildin Sami and Akkala Sami мӣ (mī) and Skolt Sami and Northern Sami mii.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miː/

Pronoun

мӣ

1. (interrogative) what?
2. (relative) that, which

Inflection

This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[4], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
• T. I. Itkonen (1958) “mī”, in Koltan- ja kuolanlapin sanakirja [Skolt and Kola Sami dictionary]‎^[5], Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, published 2011, →ISBN, page 247